Arsenal’s Emmanuel Eboue, who received an avoidable red card during Group B’s second match between Ivory Coast and Ghana last Friday, may kiss this AFCON goodnight later today if CAF’s disciplinary committee decides on imposing the maximum two-match suspension for the red card.

If Eboue escapes with a one-match ban, he will then be able to play alongside his co-star players if the Elephants survive their likely quarter-final against the Fennecs of Algeria.

Reports from the Ivorian camp in Angola say Coach Vahid Halilhodzic has decided not to re-use Eboue in future matches if the player gets a two-match suspension, because of the possible impact on the defender's competitiveness.

Vahid would rather be make do with a replacement, who would have played three consecutive games.

Eboue was expelled for a bad and unwarranted hard tackle during the deadly all-west African clash, which was won by Didier Drogba and company 3-1 in his absence.

Ivory Coast will most probably play against Algeria in the quarter-finals, following the Desert Foxes' goalless draw against host country Angola yesterday.